afishyfish 4 Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 You just never know hey http://peterjamesclarke.wordpress.com/category/poppers-and-squid/ breambo25 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
breambo25 1 Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 I guess theoretically it can happen occassionally but I reckon it would be a complete waste of time if u specifically targeted them like that. I will stick with the yamashitas any day.Thanks for sharing though. Interesting read. afishyfish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southie THE BANGA 2,304 Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 seen it happen before right before my eyes... alot more effective on the finiky squid at night in shallow water thats for sure Sebile splasher the way to go.... afishyfish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cal 480 Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 Honestly what next,surely catching things on normal methods cant be that mundane that some fishing journalist has got to be some kind of tossbag trailblazer and come up with some fandangled garbage to get a few readers . :ohmy: afishyfish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pauly s 426 Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 once i was casting nice size harbodys at woolbay coz there were a school of salmon getting around. as i brang it to the jetty this squid was bookin for it, grabbed it but didnt hookup. got the lure out the water and as soon as my father put his squid jag in it smashed it afishyfish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southie THE BANGA 2,304 Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 once i was casting nice size harbodys at woolbay coz there were a school of salmon getting around. as i brang it to the jetty this squid was bookin for it' date=' grabbed it but didnt hookup. got the lure out the water and as soon as my father put his squid jag in it smashed it[/quote']we were catching big squid last year on the port lincoln main jetty while chasing snook on hardbody lures... afishyfish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DR_JOSH 12 Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 have caught plenty of squid while trolling for snook at a reasonable rate of speed. Have even caught them with a metal slug while chasing salmon of the beach. hey will attack just about anything afishyfish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotare 491 Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 Nothing unusual about that report. I've caught squid on various different types of lures intended for fish and not squid, had them attack paternoster rigs with cockle as bait while whiting fishing and even had them attacking floats. When they're hungry, and particularly when there is a few of them in the water, they will attack anything that moves, even if it is floating on the surface. afishyfish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fishermaniac 71 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Pfft... i was squidding off a jetty & 1 grabbed my teaser, we brouht him in nice & slow but he was a biggy, so we dropped in the crab net & then the squid lure, pulled out the teaser & he went straight for the the orange floaty thing that holds the rope up above the rings. Pulled up the net, job done! afishyfish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ale 301 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 understand all the above "freak" occurances, but lets admit it, most of the time we have to use the proven techniques, and there is even times when even a $40 top of the range jig wont get them to hit.squid = quick and easy feed / bait catching excercise, IMHO, it gets over thought way to often!!again, Ive seen pros clean up using $5 jigs and handlines, dont fathom how people spend $30 on a jig then get purpose built EGI outfits for them, its crazy!! They are just sacks of seaweed with th eod lunge when bringing them in!! afishyfish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotare 491 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 understand all the above "freak" occurances, but lets admit it, most of the time we have to use the proven techniques, and there is even times when even a $40 top of the range jig wont get them to hit.I understand what you're saying Ale, but my point was it's not unusual to catch squid on another lure intended for something else. The way I read that story in the link, to me wasn't suggesting the author was planning on targeting squid using poppers from now on, he was merely saying he's caught a few using poppers - which to me isn't overly surprising considering where he's fishing (shallow weed beds). afishyfish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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